kinang
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- quinang – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiñaŋ (“quartz crystal”). Doublet of kinyang.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ki‧nang
- IPA(key): /kiˈnaŋ/, [kɪˈnaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Noun
kináng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜅ᜔)
- shininess; luster
- brightness; brilliance; magnitude
Derived terms
- kuminang (to shine)
- makinang (shiny)
- pakinangin (to let shine)
See also
- kinab
- kintab
- ningning
References
- Felicidad T.E. Sagalongos (1968) Diksiyunaryong Pilipino-Ingles (in Tagalog), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN.
Further reading
- “kinang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- “kinang” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.